The Guinea pig really hates the mirror
in Lorelei’s room.
Really really hates it.
It’s not a self-loathing thing.
Odd is too far away from the thing
to see himself
but not so far that he can’t feel
the sun’s reflection
at mid-day when it hits
with the power of
a sun
(Fairly Odd’s imagination for simile
is not yet much developed).
It hurts his eyes.

If he ever gets out of the cage
(a big if)
he’d like to get over to the mirror
and tip it
so it falls and smashes
– but if not that,
maybe change its position
so he doesn’t get that damned bright reflection
every afternoon.

Maybe that would be enough.
Maybe if he could get Lorelei’s attention
on the matter…
but she rarely is around at that time.

Hmf.
What’s a cavy to do?